Improvement in horseshoes



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT S. WILKINSON, OF PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSESHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 57,235,Idated August 14, 1866.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ALBERT S. WILKINSON, ot Pawtucket, Providence county, State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horseshoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to Inake and use the same, reference being` had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Fignre l is a central vertical section ot' an improved racing-shoe, and Fig. 2 is a modification thereof.

This invent-ion relates, chietly, to new and useful improvements in ealks t'or shoes of horses a-nd other animals, as hereinafter explained.

A, Fig. l in the accompanying plate of drawings, is a light racing-slloe, which is made by riveting together two thinplates of metal, the upper plate being shaped so as to form a continuous clip, c c, and the upper portion, a, ot the bar A of the shoe, and the lower plate is so shaped as to form a continuous calk, d d, and the lower part, b, of the bar A.

This form and construction make a .very light shoe, having great vertical stitfness and superior biting qualities, and which protects the edge of the hoof, and is also secured to the foot in a reliable manner with less nail-fastenings than ordinarily.

This shoe may be made solid 5 but for ordinary cases making it in two parts, c c a and b d d, Fig. 1, is considered preferable, as it is less expensive than the solid shoe. When madein two parts and ot' sheet metal the parts may be cut and stamped or swaged into shape with great readiness.

Fig. 2 is a modification ot' Fig. l, in which the continuous calk d d is placed on the inner edge ot the bar A, as shown by Fig. 2. By this arrangement 'of the parts the calk d d gives stiffness to the inner edge of the plate A and prevents the said inner edge ot' bar A from being sprung up against the foot when struck upon a stone, and also gives a rolling torm to the toe of the shoe.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The continuous clip c, in combination with the bar A and continuous calk d, whether the latter is situated on the inner 'or outer edge of the shoe, all constructed as illustrated and described in Figs. 1 and 2.

ALBERT S. WILKINSON.

Witnesses:

WILLINGToN KENT, WILLIAM W. REND.

Having thus described my invention, what 

